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ITEM NO.22 COURT NO.9 SECTION II-E
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL)……………………... Diary No. 8669/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 13-10-2017 in CRA No. 1321/2007 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh Principal Seat at Jabalpur]
DILIP BUNKAR Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Respondent(s)
(IA No. 57228/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING IA No. 57230/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) Date : 25-02-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ MITHAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.V.N. BHATTI
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Surya Kant, AOR Mr. Inish Mishra, Adv. Ms. Priyanka Tyagi, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. Rajan Kumar Chourasia, Adv. Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elkar, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R
1. There is a delay of 2950 days in filing the
present petition.
2. The delay has not been explained
satisfactorily.
3. Counsel for the petitioner is permitted to
file a better affidavit explaining the delay after
taking instructions from the Jail Superintendent as
to ...